Mona Lisa
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 3 (Luo Ji thought this over. “I’d still like to see the secretary general. I ought to have that power.”)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 3Luo Ji says the meaning of the Mona Lisa's smile changes every second and never repeats.
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 69The Mona Lisa is among the artifacts stored on Pluto; its smile has puzzled humankind for nearly nine centuries.
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 3Luo Ji and Zhuang Yan lock eyes at the Louvre
After a failed experiment in expression-based messaging, Luo Ji and Zhuang Yan stare into each other's eyes before the Mona Lisa, and Luo Ji is overwhelmed by a vision of love.
- Book 3 · Ch 69Choosing artifacts
In the artifact hall, Cheng Xin and AA remove frames from oil paintings to carry more, including Starry Night. Luo Ji keeps the Mona Lisa for himself.